OBJECTIVE MANAGEMENT OFFICES
Any Position in the Management Office
Transportation Administration, Operations, Dispatch and Route Development
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• SPAR BUSINESS SERVICES           PERSONAL MANAGER [1982 to 1998]           VOLUNTEER SERVICE [1998 to Present]
  Project development to small business in transportation, housing and food distribution. Assisted with web page development and advertising. http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/thomasretzlaff/spar.html
  [RELATED HISTORY]

  VICTORIA AVIATION COMPANY   [1986]   DISPATCH/OFFICE MANAGER
  Air charter service/sales office at Victoria Regional Airport, Texas; providing aircraft sales, service and flight instruction.
  
  AIR TRAVEL TOURS COMPANY     [1986]      AIRPORT SERVICE AGENT
  Located at Perry Airport, Oklahoma; providing air charter services and contracted air tours. Responsible for airfield maintenance: surface repair, lighting, hangar maintenance and customer services.

• DELIVERY SERVICES, INC.  [1995 to 1997]       CONTRACT COURIER
  Transporting sensitive documents for area business and banks in Michigan and Indiana on scheduled land/air routes. The position requires knowledge of City, State and Rural Roadways; Business Administration and Office Management; Vehicle Maintenance, Aircraft Loading and Airport Ground Procedures. Working in a professional climate demanding personal time amid changing personnel, weather conditions, administrative requirements and customer expectations while operating within time/distance parameters meeting client/company deadlines.
  
  
• ARMY NATIONAL GUARD   [1969 to 1986]       TRANSPORT PILOT
  Operating under Federal Aviation Regulations Part 91, 93, 133, 139, 141, 145 & 150 requiring cooperative interaction with military and civilian organizations in the acquisition and movement of material, equipment, supplies and personnel to safely comply with military objectives. The position demands group coordination and individual cooperation operating AH, UH and OH type helicopters collectively in all forms of weather over any terrain day and night.
  
  
• RANSLER MOVING & STORAGE   [1980]   Dock loading services on local moving vans, semi trucks and aircraft in coordination with a variety of moving companies nation wide providing in transit storage and corporate inventories.
  
  
• HOUSTON HELICOPTERS, INC. [1979-80]      CORPORATE PILOT
  Part 135-141 carrier at Pearland Airport, Texas; accomodating international contracts for oil research, exploration and development companies from substations located along the Gulf of Mexico. Responsibilities include:
  • Aerial Photography
  • Metropolitan Air Taxi Services
  • Offshore Transport and Gas Line Patrols
  • Highway Planning and Construction Surveys
  • Non Contracted Routes, Call In and Stand By Flight Services
  
  
• BIRDSEYE PHOTOGRAPHY                   [1979]     Pilot and aerial photographer affiliated with local real estate companies, Michigan Army Air National Gurad and independent sales promoters. Provided oblique views of university campus, country clubs, golf courses and land development.
  
  
• CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY   [1972-76]   DELIVERY DRIVER
  Starting in Central File in the Accounting Department as a Data Research Assistant moving to the Auditing Office as an Assistant Field Auditor and attached to the Damage Claims Office as a Clerical Accountant assisting in consumer claims and fuel cost adjustments before leaving as a full time student.
  
  
• UNITED STATES ARMY AVIATION   [1969-72]   TRANSPORT PILOT
  239^th Attack Helicopter Company, 8th Army/Korea Security Control Classified Documents Officer responsible to safeguard information, procedures and equipment used to protect personnel and property engaged in U.S./ally military activities.

ACADEMICS Bachelor of Business Administration
Western Michigan University
Adrian College, Michigan
United States Army Aviation Academy

Majors: Business Management Aviation Technology Minors: Communications Science Business Administration Real Estate Marketing

Western Michigan University U.S. Army W.O.C.S. Western Michigan University Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan Michigan State Licensing Board

[3.3 GPA] [3.7 GPA] [3.6 GPA] [2.7 GPA] [3.5 GPA]

MEMBERSHIP, INTEREST AND AFFILIATIONS

• American Better Business Bureau: Certificate of Arbitration; Consumer Affairs
• American Red Cross: Water Front Director & Water Safety Instructor
• United States Army National Guard/Reserve Officers Association

ACCUMULATED HELICOPTER FLIGHT HOURS

Day 1380 Mil.Air Sup. 500 TOTAL MILITARY 1400+ Bell 47,205,206,212 Night 320 Cold WX Ops. 500 TOTAL CIVILIAN 300+ Cessna 150,210,310 Offshore 200 External Load 30 TOTAL S.I.C. 530+ Hughes 300,500 Mountain 100 Instrument IMC 45 TOTAL P.I.C. 1170+ Sikorsky 76 Construction-Metro-Forestry-News Agency-Photo-Emergency Medical 110 hours Total airplane 110 hours (single engine land) 20 hours (M.E.)

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